"Have a drink?"

Then Zheng Jian flipped his wrist, beckoned with his hand, and the skull cap of the leftover palace guard on the ground spun into his palm. Shortly after, Zheng Jian tilted the gourd at his waist and poured out a thick, black liquid resembling ink, giving off a strong herbal scent, filling the skull to the brim.

Is it medicinal wine...

"Brother, brother, come, look at the moon!"

Zheng Jian handed over the skull cap, wrapped his arms around Huangfu Yi's shoulders, raised the gourd and the skull cap for a toast toward the moon, and even made a victory sign...

Huangfu Yi was momentarily bewildered, but before he could ask, Zheng Jian had already raised the gourd and started to drink heartily.

"Brother! Please! I'll go first! Gulp, gulp, gulp!"

Ever since arriving in the Central Plains, Huangfu Yi had been plotted against and faced difficulties everywhere. Seeing this person's demeanor, it's hard to say he had no doubts at all.

But on second thought, this Brother Zheng isn't local either. He's from Outer Heaven, just like me, an outsider, right?

Moreover, this person is so generous and straightforward, seeming so honest, that it naturally gave rise to a lot of goodwill.

These days, filled with slaying demons and drinking blood, he was indeed parched and longed for a sip of wine, so he picked up the skull cap.

"Great, thank you, Brother Zheng, for the treat! Down it goes!"

Huangfu Yi tilted his head back and gulped down that medicinal wine in one go...

"Cough, cough! Wha, why is it sweet!?"

Zheng Jian, embarrassed,

"Sorry, big brother, I find the wine too spicy, so I added a lot of caramel to mix it."

Huangfu Yi, "..."

Usually, the alcohol in Jiuquan Village was strong, and he didn't expect to be fooled with sweetened water. Huangfu Yi was at a loss for words.

However, since he had been kindly treated, it would be impolite to return it. So, he gritted his teeth and swallowed all the strange-tasting sweet wine.

"Brother, you indeed have a great capacity for alcohol!"

Zheng Jian gave a thumbs-up and then suggested,

"Let's sit down and talk."

Before he finished speaking, Huangfu Yi collapsed to the ground, as if dead, unable to move his eyes. It seemed that he had swallowed not wine, but potent poison, which instantly coursed through his meridians, like a raging fire scorching his heart and lava devouring his bones, burning his skin to tatters and blood.

"Don't worry, big brother, this medicinal wine is specially for unlocking the genetic lock, yes, for Bone Marrow Cleansing, and to stimulate potential.

Your body is so strong, you can definitely withstand it. Time is limited, let's get down to business."

And Zheng Jian was still smiling honestly, grabbed something from his sleeve, then opened his hand to show Huangfu Yi.

They seemed like three seeds...

"That glass of wine is my filial respect to elder brother, and these three seeds are to exchange for your Great Treasure, but the system rules are here, you can only choose one."

Zheng Jian picked up a blue one,

"This is the Divine Firmament Lotus, to be soaked in Dragon Blood. It blooms thirty-six petals and creates twelve lotus seeds. Consuming one can invoke Divine Firmament, cleanse with Heavenly Thunder, breakthrough the realm, refine the body and ascend, comparable to undergoing a Heavenly Tribulation once, and it can also be thrown directly to burst someone."

Then there was a jade-colored one,

"This is the Xuan Nu Lotus, to be watered with Immortal marrow. The longer it nurtures, the more it blossoms, up to seventy-five petals, generating eighty-one lotus seeds. Eating one allows you to know the past, foresee the future, connect hearts, and avoid disaster once during crossing the tribulation."

Finally, there was a purple one,

"This is the Vacuum Lotus, which needs to be planted with a Demon Fetus, blooms forty-nine petals, producing seven lotus seeds. Consuming one can resurrect the dead, flesh grows over bones, regenerate on the spot, body sculpting and soul returning, reversing fate and altering destiny once."

Then he spread his hand towards Huangfu Yi,

"Choose."

Huangfu Yi just stared, unable to move, just lying there like slushy mud staring at him.

"Eh? Strange, how could it be that you can't withstand it..."

Zheng Jian looked at his literally disintegrating into mushy flesh and merging into a bloody mess of a body, curiously calculated with his fingers, suddenly understanding,

"I see, no wonder big brother you... alas, then you have no choice either..."

So he sighed, used his sword fingers to point that Vacuum Lotus Seed, and planted it into Huangfu Yi's heart.

Under the moonlight, the lotus bloomed.

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